Impact of parenting style and self-control on internet gaming disorder among adolescents

There are about 300 million online gamers in India according to AIGF. Most of the time adolescents engaged screen-based recreation with no physical activity led adverse and psychological outcomes. Studies show that there is a strong association between problematic internet gaming low academic performance. The current research attempted study impact parenting style self-control on addiction among adolescents. Using multistage cluster random sampling, 600 adolescent students (300 males females) Mangalore (Karnataka) were selected studied. tools included self-control, styles, disorder scale. Current reflected four styles. Protective-demanding authoritarian styles found as significant predictors Internet addiction. negative correlation Parents recommended use an authoritative help health their children. Self-control can be improved by therapies techniques manage Addiction.